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Workshops
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Advanced Teaming Strategies to Accelerate Small Business Government Revenue (2022 Update)
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Market Research Tips & Tricks
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On-Demand Training
The Alaska PTAC offers easy access to our library of on-demand webinars covering many essential topics in government contracting, from marketing to certifications to managing contract changes and much more.
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VA’s Pathfinder Website Is Live
The Veterans Affairs Department launched its new Pathfinder website on June 7 to help new and existing vendors find a path into VA procurements. The website is located at https://www.pathfinder.va.gov/. Upon entering the website, users are asked whether they want …
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House Passes Bill Increasing Importance of Subcontracting Plan Performance as an Evaluation Factor
On June 8, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, referred to as H.R. 7694, “Strengthening Subcontracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022” (the Bill). The Bill seeks to amend the Small Business Act by requiring federal agencies to …
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A Few Basics About the New Entity Validation Process in SAM.gov
Let’s review a few basics about the new entity validation process in SAM.gov: If you want to register in SAM.gov or even just get a Unique Entity ID, you must validate your entity information with our new Entity Validation Service …
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GSA Strengthens Supply Chain with New Monitoring Process to Bolster Federal Marketplace
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced progress in its ongoing efforts to strengthen the federal supply chain and reduce supply chain risk by using its Verified Products Portal (VPP) to monitor and remove products from unauthorized suppliers. Launched in 2020, …
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DOD Exploring Requirements for Service Providers Under CMMC
The Department of Defense has created a new framework of cybersecurity requirements and certifications contractors must achieve under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). But what about the DOD contractors that mostly outsource their IT and cybersecurity to managed service providers? The Pentagon’s CMMC …
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New to the Alaska PTAC?
We work with all levels of businesses – from those working towards their first contract to experienced government contractors.
The Alaska PTAC
Alaska PTAC provides procurement training, counseling, and solicitation support throughout the state, and helps Alaskan businesses keep informed of government contracting opportunities through our Bid Match program.
Our staff possess diverse backgrounds in government procurement at the federal, state, and local level, and regularly participate in training activities to further their professional development. This helps us keep pace with the ongoing changes in policies and procedures that impact the acquisition marketplace.
The Alaska PTAC is a program of the UAA Business Enterprise Institute and funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.
How the Alaska PTAC Helps Businesses
- Free services provided throughout the state
- Identify and explain contracting opportunities at federal, state and local government levels
- Advise businesses how to apply for small business certifications such as woman-owned and veteran-owned
- Ongoing workshops, webinars, trainings and match-making events
- Confidential one-on-one technical assistance
Over $2,000,000,000 in contracts were awarded to PTAC clients last year
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